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Rainlendar2 FAQ


Can I display multiple calendars at the same time?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Yes.
 
The Shadow4 skin has two precreated windows that can display 2 months (Dual Calendar) or the whole year (Year Calendar). You can enable them from Options-->Skins-->Advanced (Open the tree control and move the windows from the available side to the active side).
 
If you want more freedom you can just move as many calendars to the active side as you like. Note that you need to go to the skin window's settings and change the "Visible month" variable to match the month you want to see in the calendar (+1 = next month, -1 is previous month, ...). Otherwise all the calendars will show the current month.
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Can I get Rainlendar2 for other processor architectures (PPC, ia64, ...)?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
No. I can support only the x86 version. If there is much demand for other versions I can consider releasing an unsupported version but that is not very likely.
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Can I install Rainlendar2 to an USB memory (portable installation)?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Yes, you can. You can just copy everything from the Rainlendar's program folder to the USB memory and create an empty text file called rainlendar2.ini in the same folder where the executable is. This will make Rainlendar2 to store the settings and all the events and tasks to it's program folder so the data will be on the USB memory too.
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Can I put Rainlendar into Vista's sidebar?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
No. To make it possible it would require a complete rewrite of the application and personally I don't think it's worth it.
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Can I see my online events also when I'm disconnected?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Yes, you can. The calendars which store the events online have an option to keep also an offline version of the events. This will allow you to see and edit the events also when you are disconnected from the network. Rainlendar will automatically synchronize the changes back to the online version of the calendar once you get back online. Note that events are never removed from the online calendar during the synchronization so you need to be online if you want to remove something permanently from the calendar.
 
The option for the offline file can be found from the Calendars-section in the options. Just select your online calendar and look for the "Keep offline copy" option in the lower area of the window.
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Does Rainlendar2 work in [insert your Linux distro here]?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The Linux version is compiled and tested in the latest version of Ubuntu. Unfortunately it is not possible for me to make sure that it works in all different Linux distributions so you have to just install and try it yourself.

 

If you want to get Rainlendar to work in a 64-bit Linux OS you needto install the 32-bit compatibility libraries first. In Ubuntu you can do it like this:

sudo aptitude install ia32-libs

 

You also need these packages if you don't have them already installed:

sudo aptitude install patch tofrodos

 

After that you can install Rainlendar from the deb package like this:

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i rainlendar2-lite_2.4.b64-1_i386.deb

 

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Gentoo Linux shows error: undefined symbol: XineramaIsActive

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You need to compile gtk with xinerama support. To do this open /etc/make.conf and add xinerama to the USE flags. Then just run: emerge x11-libs/gtk+
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Help! All my events and settings are gone. How can I get them back?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
This usually happens if you install a new version of Rainlendar and choose the portable option. This makes Rainlendar to store the events and settings to a different place so it looks like your old events are gone. There is an easy fix for this:
  • Close Rainlendar
  • Go to C:\Program Files\Rainlendar2 folder
  • Rename rainlendar2.ini file to rainlendar2.old
  • Start Rainlendar
 
If that was not the reason why your events had disappeared there is still a chance to get them back. Rainlendar does automatic backups every time it starts so if the data folder is still available you still have hope. The location of the Rainlendar's data folder depends on your system and it is explained in FAQ#1 .
 
The Rainlendar's backup files are standard zip-archives. You can either use the File->Restore option in the Manager dialog to restore the backup or if that fails you can just extract the files from the archive and replace your current ones with them.
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How can I add new categories?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The category field in the event dialog accepts free form text so you can just write the name of the category to the text field if it's not in the predefined list. If you want to have the category name in the list too you can add it in Options->Advanced->Default categories.
 
The appearance of the categories is defined by the skin and it most likely doesn't support your custom categories. So, if you want also to change the appearance of the event on the calendar window when you assign a specific category for it you need to modify the skin's xml files. The Rainlendar's help file has comprehensive instructions how you can do this.
 
Note that Rainlendar automatically includes also the categories which are defined in the skin. If you want to see only the default categories can set the Options->Advanced->"Show categories from the skin" to No.
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How can I create new skins?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You can find skin format documentation from the Rainlendar's help. It also contains a step by step tutorialfor making a simple xml-format skin.
 
You can also take a look at one of the exsting Rainlendar skins and see how it's made. Rainlendar2 skin (.r2skin) is just a normal zip archive with different file extension. The archive contains few xml files and the resources (images, scripts, ...). The skin.xml file must be in the root of the archive so make sure that when you are zipping the archive after modifications that it doesn't contain any extra folders.
 
During skin development you can also just unzip the archive into Rainlendar's skins-folder. This way you don't have to zip it again after each change.
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How can I get rid of the week numbers?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
In Shadow4 skin you can do like this:
  • Go to Options->Skins
  • Click "Advanced >>>"button
  • Select "Shadow4 - Calendar" from the available skins list
  • Click Settings button
  • Set "Show week numbers" to 0.
Other skins may or may not work the same way. If the skin doesn't have the functionality to hide/show the week numbers you need to add them by editing the skin. The Rainlendar's manual contains description of the skin format and how to edit the skins.
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How can I install skins or languages?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
There are two kinds of skins for Rainlendar: The old skins which are usually distributed as a zip or rar archive and the new skins which have .r2skin extension.
To install old skins you need to uncompress the skin into the Rainlendar's skins-folder. Make sure that no extra folders are created when you unzip the archive. There must be only one subfolder under the skins-folder where the skin's ini-file(s) are located. After you refresh the calendar the skin should appear in the skin list. If that doesn't happen check the Rainlendar's log file for possible errors.
 
To install new skins (.r2skin) you can just drag and drop the file over one of the Rainlendar's windows and it will be installed automatically. In Windows you can install the skin also just by double clicking it.
The languages (.r2lang) can be installed the same way as the new skins (i.e. by double clicking or dropping).
 
Note that if your web browser tries to suggest a different file extension for the new format skins instead of the ".r2skin" you need to rename the file back to its original form. But do this only if the original file had ".r2skin" extension. Renaming old format skins will not work.
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How can I make the calendar bigger?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Go to Options->Skins->Advanced, select the calendar window, click on the Settings button and change the Scale-value to 200. This will double the size of the calendar.
 
You can also increase the font sizes from Options->Advanced->FontScale.
 
Or you can dig into the skin's xml files and modify it to match your taste. 
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How can I show Outlook's appointments in Rainlendar?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You need to create a separate calendar for Outlook. Open the options dialog and select the calendars page. Click Add..., choose Microsoft Outlook from the list, select Outlook's profile and message store which you want to use and close the dialogs. After the calendar refreshes it should show the Outlook's appointments.
 
Note that Outlook support is available only in the Pro version. 
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How can I use a network server to share my calendar betwen computers?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Rainlendar Pro has several options for the sharing the calendars on a network.
 
You can use Rainlendar to store the events to Google Calendar which allows you to access them also from Google's web site.
 
You can use a 3rd party service provider (e.g. iCal Exchange) to publish your calendars online.
 
If you have your own server you can also set up a webdav or ftp server and store the calendar to there. If you run Apache web server you can read the instructions how to set up the WebDAV module from this pdf file: Apache webdav services.pdf
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How to change the time/date format?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Options->Advanced->TimeFormat and DateFormat. The manual describes the values that you can use.
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How to create the new xml format (r2skin) skins?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You can find a skin tutorial from the Rainlendar's manual which explains the basics. More details can be found from the skin reference (also in Rainlendar's manual) and by uncompressing and studying the Shadow4 skin.
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How to import data from the previous version or Rainlendar?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
This is done automatically when you start Rainlendar2 the first time. You can do that later too from Manager->File->Import. The old Rainlendar files (Events.ini and Todo.ini) are located in C:\Documents and Settings\[yourname]\Application Data\Rainlendar (note that the Application Data is a hidden folder).
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How to start Rainlendar automatically on Linux?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
This depends on the desktop environment that you are using. In Gnome you can add startup programs from System->Preferences->Sessions. In KDE this can be done by creating a shortcut to the ~/.kde/Autostart folder.
 
If you're Kubuntu user you might also take a look at George's blog.
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I have several computers, do I need to purchase multiple licenses?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Probably not. The license is personal so you can install it on as many computers as you want to as long as you are the only person who is using the licensed Rainlendar.
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I installed the license file but Rainlendar still shows [Unregistered]?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
  • Restart Rainlendar and see if that helps.
  • When you download the license don't click the link directly from your email program but copy it to your browser's addressbar instead.
  • If you are using Internet Explorer try to download the license file with some other browser (Firefox at least should work fine).
  • Open the license.r2lic-file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad) and check that it is ok (it should have your name, email and a serial number). If it contains something else download the license file again (You can also try to use some other browser/application to download it).
  • Check from the about dialog that all the plugins are from the same build as the main application. The build number is displayed in the version number (e.g. 2.0.b32 means that you are using build 32). You cannot mix the plugins from other builds. In this case you need to reinstall Rainlendar.
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I paid for the Pro version but never received the license.

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You should receive an email with download link to the license file. The email is sent to the email address who is the owner of the Paypal account (or if you paid with a credit card to the email address you provided). If you don't see the email in your inbox check your spam folder. If it's not there either contact the Rainlendar support with the transaction details and I'll send you the download link again.
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Is it possible to sync Rainlendar with a mobile phone?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
It depends on your phone. For SonyEricsson phones you can use MyPhoneExplorer from FJ Soft. For Pocket PC based phones and mobile devices you can use FinchSync .
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Is the help available in PDF format?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The user guide and the reference documents can be downloaded from here:
 
 
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Is there a Mac version?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Yes. Since version 2.4 there is also a Mac OS X version for Intel processor architecture available.
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My antivirus says Rainlendar is infected with a virus.

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
It is possible that your antivirus made a mistake. This is a known problem with the NSIS uninstaller (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_False_Positives). If you are in doubt check with several different virus scanners to make sure.
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Rainlendar gets hidden when I click the "Show Desktop" button

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
Change the window position to "On Desktop". If that doesn't work, use the "On Top" position or learn to use Win+M to minimize the applications (Shift+Win+M brings them back).
 
Note that the "On Desktop" options might not work with the native transparency (especially in Windows Vista). If you get a black background or the window isn't updatedproperly try to use the copy transparency instead (Options->Advanced->Transparency Type).
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Rainlendar2 takes awful lot of memory. Is there anything that can be done about this?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
1. Disable Outlook calendars. Rainlendar has to read all Outlook's DLLs to memory to be able to read the events from it. This will take require a lot of memory.
 
2. Switch to a simpler skin. Less graphics mean less used memory.
 
3. Delete past events. You canuse the Manager dialog to delete the old events so that they are not kept in memory anymore.
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The OK button is disabled and I cannot create new events.

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The OK button is disabled when no calendars are selected where the event or task should be stored. The calendar can be selected from the "Calendars" button on the lower left corner.
 
If the list of calendars is empty there are couple of possible reasons for it: you are editing an read-only event (e.g. from Outlook) or you haven't defined any calendars.
 
To correct the issue you need to go to Options->Calendars, click Add button and create new calendar. Note that some calendars have limitations like the "Microsoft Outlook" calendar supports reading only so it won't be possible to add events to it with Rainlendar and the "Google Calendar" does not support tasks.
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The weeknumbers show incorrect values.

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The week numbering follows the international standard ISO 8601. If you happen to live in a country that follows some other week numbering scheme you can adjust the weeks from Options->Advanced->WeekNumberDelta.
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Where are the backups for the network calendars?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
You can find them from the same place where the settings are stored. In Windows XP the default location is C:\Documents and Settings\YOURNAME\.rainlendar2\backups, on Vista it's C:\Users\YOURNAME\.rainlendar2\backups and on Linux and Mac OS X it's ~/.rainlendar2/backup or ~/.config/.rainlendar2/backup.
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Where is all the data stored?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
By default the settings file (rainlendar2.ini) and the events/tasks (Default.ics) are stored in a folder called .rainlendar2 inside your home folder. The location depends on your operating system.
 
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[yourname]\.rainlendar2
Windows Vista: C:\Users\[yourname]\.rainlendar2\
Linux: ~/.rainlendar2 or ~/.config/.rainlendar2
Mac OS X: ~/.rainlendar2
 
The ~ means your home folder. Note that the .rainlendar folder on Mac and Linux is a hidden so you need to show the hidden files before you can browse into it (On Mac you can also enter path to the Go to folder dialog to open the folder.
 
If you are making manual changes (edit or delete it) to the rainlendar2.ini file make sure Rainlendar isn't running when you do that or your changes might get overwritten. If you are not able to quit Rainlendar normally for some reason you can use your operating system's task manager to kill the process.
 
You can change the location of the ics-file where the events and tasks are stored from Options->Calendars.
 
If you want to store the settings somewhere else you can start Rainlendar2 with -c [path] command line parameter (the [path] defines the path to the settings).
 
You can also move the rainlendar2.ini file to the same folder where the executable is located. This makes Rainlendar to use it's own folder to store all the settings which is useful e.g. if you have installed the application to a USB memory.
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Where is Rainlendar's log file?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The log file (rainlendar2.log) is located in the same folder as the settings (see above FAQ item). If you did a portable installation the log will be written in the installation folder.
 
You can get more logging information if you give "--debug" command line argument for the application. On Windows the debugging can be also enabled by starting Rainlendar from the "Debug Rainlendar" shortcut on the Rainlendar's program folder.
 
When Rainlendar is running in debug mode the context menu contains new item called "Show debug log" which will open the log in your default text editor.
 
If you are sending the log to the Rainlendar's support you should always have the debugging enabled. Note that the debug log can contain our privated data so read it through (and censor it if necessary) before posting it to a public location.
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Why aren't the months and weekdays localized in the calendar?

Written by Kimmo Pekkola
The default Shadow4 skin uses bitmaps to draw the months and days so changing the language of the user interface does not affect the calendar on the desktop. To fully localize the application you need to download the Shadow4-Languages.r2skin-addon which contains localized versions of the bitmaps for the skin.
 
Note that the file extension must be ".r2skin-addon". If your browser tries to suggest something else (e.g. ".zip") you need to manually change the extension back to its original form.
 
The addon can be installed by double clicking it or by dropping it over one of the Rainlendar's windows. 
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